Proposal 44: Long Jump on Platform [ Revision 2 ]
Committee: JumpsSubmitted on 2015-03-26
Status: Passed on April 06, 2015
Background
This is a competition for all of the trials and street riders who want to do long jump as well. Because the run-up for the jump is short, there is no advantage of having a bigger wheel and thus no limits on the unicycle size are needed. Also, the pallets setup looks cooler for the media and is more of a street setup.
Proposal
2.19.3 Long Jump on Platform
In the Long Jump on Platform competition, the rider attempts to jump as far as possible from a short pallet run-up to a landing pad without a dismount. Following the jump, the rider must then stay mounted and in control on the unicycle for 3 seconds on the landing pallets or in the landing half-circle (described in setup below).
Riders may jump with the wheel going forward or sideways. The rider may break off the attempt as long as they are still on the pallet run-up. As soon as they jump in any direction from the pallet run-up, it counts as an attempt. The farthest non-fouling, successful jump is recorded.
To avoid endless competitions, the length to jump will always increase by 5cm for each round. Once there are only 5 riders left, the final starts and it’s up to the riders to decide in which steps they continue.
2.19.3.1 Unicycles
Standard unicycles must be used (see definition in chapter 1d). No restriction on wheel or crank size. Metal pedals are allowed for their strength and better grip. This may make it impossible to hold this event on a sensitive track surface.
2.19.3.2 Setup
The riding area consists of a starting run-up of pallets which is between 7.5 and 8.5 meters long, 1 to 1.5 meters wide and 40 to 45 cm (3 pallets) high. A landing platform of the same height and width as the run-up is required. The landing platform should be approximately 4.5 meters long and fixed together so that they do not moved when landed on. It is recommended to cover the pallets with plywood or a similar material. Behind the landing platform a half circle with 3 meter in diameter has to be marked. If Euro pallets are used, the setup would be a run-up of 15 pallets stacked 5 long and 3 high and a landing platform of 9 pallets stacked 3 long and 3 high. Thus a minimum of 25 Euro pallets would be needed. A Long Jump on Platform competition needs a minimum area of 20x2 meters.
2.19.3.3 Safety Gear
For Long Jump on Platform, riders must wear shoes, a helmet and kneepads.
2.19.3.4 Judging
The rider must start on the run-up and land on the landing platform without touching the ground. They must stay mounted for 3 seconds on their unicycle. This can be on the landing platform or, in case the rider jumps down after landing, inside the 3 meter half circle. There has to be at least one judge.
2.19.3.5 Broken Unicycle
If the unicycle breaks during the jump or landing, the rider will be given a new attempt.
Body
I hope this can be a fun event for all of the 20" long jumpers out there.
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Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 2 changed by Scott Wilton (27 Mar 13:40)
Removed gloves from the safety requirements.
- Revision 1 changed by Scott Wilton (26 Mar 00:08)
Votes on this proposal:
10 out of 13 voting members have voted.
Agree: 6, Disagree: 3, Abstain: 1.